This is a sweet lesbian romance, not erotica. It contains sensitive themes such as adoption, sexual assault, and gay marriage. This is an adult content book.

My name is Willow Erwin, and I hate summer. My mother always said hate is a strong word, but in this case, it’s the right one. I haven’t found one good thing about the season. Most people tell me since I’m a teacher that reason alone should make it my favorite season, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. For me, summer brings everything I abhor; bugs, heat, sweating, and painful memories of a woman I will never see again.

Then, in the wink of one very beautiful blue eye, all of that changed. This is the story of Summer and how she taught me to love her. It’s about her quiet, and sometimes fearful, way of teaching me to embrace the moment, and to live recklessly. It’s about how both of us learned to forgive, to hope, to pray, and to love, even after summer ends.

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About the Author

Katie Mettner writes inspirational and romantic suspense from a little house in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. She's the author of the four part epic family saga, The Sugar Series, Sugar's Song being runner up for sweet romance in the eFestival of Words contest. Her other romance series, The Northern Lights Series and the Snowberry Holiday Series, are both set in Minnesota and are a mix of new adult and romantic suspense. If you love romance and romantic suspense, her books are for you! Her books please the contemporary and inspirational crowd! Read about more of Katie's adventures as an amputee writer at http://katiemettnerbooks.blogspot.com/ Follow Katie on Twitter https://twitter.com/KatieMettner Come chat with Katie on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Katie-Mettner-Author Katie would love to see you on TSU https://www.tsu.co/Sugarlips Are you a Pinner? Pin with Katie at Sugarsballroom http://www.pinterest.com/sugarsballroom/ Katie lives with her soulmate, whom she met online at Thanksgiving and married in April. Together they share their lives with their three children and two leopard geckos. After suffering an especially bad spill on the bunny hill in 1989, Katie became an amputee in 2011, giving her the much needed time to pen her first novel, Sugar's Dance. With the release of Sugar's story, Katie discovered the unfilled need for disabled heroes and heroines! Her stories are about empowering people with special circumstances to find the one person who will love them because of their abilities, not their inabilities. Katie has a slight addiction to Twitter and blogging, with a lessening aversion to Pinterest now that she quit trying to make the things she pinned.

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Willow has some decisions to make in her life. To move, risk her heart, to go for a new job in her home town... Summer, has confidence issues, yet she's one of the most intriguing characters Katie Mettner has written. (I've read them all.) She's supportive, loving and gives Willow strength when she needs help. Their connection from their meet cute has me engaged and invested in this love story. I will admit that lesbian romance isn't my normal genre. But, this was such a endearing and true love story that I couldn't not love it. There are mistakes made and love given yet love never fails. Whether it's between Summer and Willow or Willow and her family and friends. If you're looking for a sweet romance that will leave you with a happy heart I highly recommend After Summer Ends.

I was hooked by the title and the prologue and purchased the book. I thought is was a good story, and the author did a nice job developing the relationship of two main characters, Summer and Willow. There is nothing more exciting than a new romance, and I enjoyed getting to know the two women, learning about their pasts, and feeling the sexual tension grow between them as they got to know each other. There were several other characters in story, and the author tackled a wide range of physical problems in all of them, and social issues which, honestly, I found myself rushing through to get back to the main characters. Though I appreciated the time and dedication of the author to fully inform the reader, I did not feel I needed it in this story. When I read fiction, I like to escape into the characters and the scenery and not necessarily be taught any lessons. I still give it three stars and definitely worth reading. I could have read more about Summer and Willow...even into the fall. Thanks, Katie Mettner

This is the first time I’ve read an F/F book, but because I love everything this author has written, I thought it was worth reading. I’m so glad I did.Was it what I expected? Well, since I haven’t read F/F books, I suppose I didn’t really have expectations. While I was reading After Summer Ends, I had to stop several times simply because I was carried away by the emotions I felt. Both of those women, Willow and Summer, had gone through so many obstacles in their lives and yet both of them had survived them.However, I think the overriding theme of this book is love. Love has a way of making people stronger. It doesn’t matter what form this love takes, but it is the strongest emotion a human being can feel and I felt it a lot during this book. I loved each of the main characters as individuals but most of all, I loved the way each of them supported each other.Although there were a few times I had tears in my eyes, I finished After Summer ends with a big smile on my face.I gave After Summer Ends 5 shining stars.Written by Karen from A Thousand Lives Book Blog

I enjoyed the book. The characters were inspiring and charismatic. I learned about dwarfism and dyslexia.I learned that they cannot deny love.The book made me smile, as well as, cry. Good book. Great writing from a Northwoods writer. This Wisconsinite will read more of Mettner's tales.

Willow is a teacher that hates summer because of bad childhood memories... Summer is a new employee at the school without realizing she is changing willow and her bad thoughts of the season summer. This is a great read... It is very well written about 2 women finding love and healing with each other.